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@Emmi, There was no mention in the article of these being green. Also, using wood does not have to mean deforestation. There are tree farms that are certainly better for the environment than almost any plastic producing factory. I think, however, the main point here is that these are more beautiful and durable than their plastic counterparts. I love the boggle set!

I've used neighbor's open wi-fi on sparing occasions like waiting for service to be hooked up, or during a power outage (I lived in an apartment where one building would lose power but the next wouldn't). I can't see doing this as a long-term solution, however, as I suspect it's illegal and at the very least, unethical. I did live close enough to a starbucks at one time to access their wi-fi on clear days. I was a regular customer so didn't feel bad about jumping on it for occasional use.

@TIAMAT_THE_RED Unfortunately, I live in an area that I don't feel safe leaving the windows open while I sleep. And, it's Texas, so even cooling off at night during the summer sometimes leaves it in the 90's some nights. It is good to know that everyone else faces similar problems, it just frustrating that one thing accounts for that much of my total energy use. One missed adjustment on the thermostat can double my energy use on a day if I'm not careful.

I think the idea is to continually rebuild elements of the house. I will only break down, if it is abandoned.

Elaine, I thought the same thing. I'm hoping it's just the perspective used that's making it look like the chairs can't be pulled out.

On sharing contacts, it will also send over whatever nickname Siri calls you. So if you have Siri calling Rock God as in their commercials you may not want that to go out to business contacts.

I'm with franco.barbaro. I've managed to clean up my photos pretty well thanks to their visual nature, and documents too. But with music, I've only been able to clean up the really obvious duplicates (exact file names, etc.). Anyone no of anything that can actually identify a song and rename it?

I think its important to note what these comparisons are made against (I haven't checked the sources). For instance an LED TV is a great upgrade from a CRT but less of an upgrade from a "traditional" LCD. I considered upgrading to one until I saw how negligible the difference was and considered the resources used to produce and deliver it. The most energy efficient thing that can be done in most cases is to simply hold on to what you've got longer.

Thank you David! I was thinking many of the same things when reading the article. I have a pretty solid multi-monitor set-up at work, but cheaped out when buying for home and am a little less satisfied (I still love my set-up at home, just when compared it's slightly lacking).

I think the problem is that we are being more productive. If my back of the napkin calculations are correct we're producing a total of about 155 hours of 1950's labor while only getting paid for about 80 hours worth of 1950's wages. Now, I'm sure that somewhere in here, people are finding a little more time to goof off at work (like me looking this up and posting about it), but I don't think it's enough to make up that difference. There are a few other flaws in the details of my statement, but it's generally true that the ratio of production to wage has shifted unfavorably from the worker. So with that in mind, happy boss' day indeed.